Religion:J. Todd Billings
J. Todd Billings | |
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| Born | 9 June 1973 McPherson, KS |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Theologian |
Notable work | Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union With Christs The Word of God for the People of God: An Entryway to the Theological Interpretation of Scripture Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel M. Billings |
| Theological work | |
| Language | English |
| Tradition or movement | Reformed /Presbyterian Reformed theology |
| Main interests | Systematic Theology Reformed theology Community Organizing Ecclesiology Hermeneutics |
J. Todd Billings(born 9 June 1973) is the Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI.[1][2] Dr. Billings has lectured in Europe, South Africa , and the United States, and has published in a variety of journals, including Modern Theology, Harvard Theological Review, Missiology, and International Journal of Systematic Theology, as well as periodicals such as Christianity Today,[3][4] The Christian Century,[5] Credo,[6] and Sojourners.
Education and Career
He graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in 1995, majoring in Philosophy and English. In order to be a pastor, he studied in Fuller Theological Seminary, graduating with an M.Div. in 1999. He obtained a Doctor of Divinity (Th.D.) degree from Harvard University Divinity School in 2005. At Fuller Theological Seminary, he was particularly influenced by Professor Miroslav Volf and Professor John L. Thompson. Professor Volf was his first theological mentor, and while studying under Professor Thompson, he came to love historical theology, biblical hermeneutics, and Reformed theology. At Harvard Divinity School, he was taught by Professor Sarah Anne Coakley, a distinguished scholar in historical and systematic theology, and received Th.D in “Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ”. He is interested in Reformed Theology, Sacraments, Salvation, and Theological Hermeneutics, and has been teaching Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary since 2005. In 2007, he became an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. In 2009, he and his wife served as missionaries to Ethiopia with the Reformed church.[7][8]
His books have been translated into Korean in 2021. From the perspective of theology in the Institutes of Christian Religion of John Calvin he shows how Christian life would be realized.[9]
He has been active in local church ministry, homeless care ministries and community development in Uganda. He was also involved in various activities, including theological education in Ethiopia.
He is married to Rachel M. Billings, who holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University. He has two lively children.
Books
- Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ (Oxford, 2007)[10]
- The Word of God for the People of God: An Entryway to the Theological Interpretation of Scripture (Eerdmans, 2010)
- Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church (Baker Academic, 2011),
- Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Cancer and Life in Christ (Brazos 2015).
- Remembrance, Communion, and Hope: Rediscovering the Gospel at the Lord’s Table (Eerdmans, 2018)
- Calvin’s Theology and Its Reception: Disputes, Developments, and New Possibilities, coedited with I. John Hesselink (Westminster John Knox Press, 2012)
- The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live (Brazos Press, 2020)[11]
Translated Books
- 『슬픔 중에 기뻐하다』(복 있는 사람, 2019)
- 『칼뱅, 참여, 그리고 선물』 [12]
- 『그리스도와의 연합』(CLC)
References
- Curriculum Vitae for J. Todd Billings
- Dr. J. Todd Billings
- J. Todd Billings, Author of The End of the Christian Life
Note
- ↑ Western Theological Seminary
- ↑ J. Todd Billings
- ↑ J. TODD BILLINGS|MAY 6, 2021, Vaccine Skeptics Need a Dose of Creation Theology
- ↑ J. TODD BILLINGS, The New View of Heaven Is Too Small, Christianity Today FEBRUARY 15, 2018
- ↑ LaVonne Neff The solution to the fear of death is to live as dying creatures:vTheologian Todd Billings grapples with scripture, philosophy, and his own incurable cancer, The Christian Century, January 21, 2021,
- ↑ POSTS BY J. TODD BILLINGS, Credo Magazine
- ↑ A poet and a theologian discuss incurable cancer, hollandsentinel.com, Mar 26, 2015
- ↑ Life after a Medical Death Sentence, Theologian J. Todd Billings learns how to travel in cancer's company., Christianity Today, FEBRUARY 2, 2015
- ↑ https://www.christiandaily.co.kr/news/104420 그리스도 안에서 신자는 어떻게 살아야 하는가? 기독일보, 2021-06-04
- ↑ My Top 5 Books on Calvin, Christianity Today, JULY 10, 2009
- ↑ J. Todd Billings: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live, Outreich Magazine, September 2, 2020
- ↑ 그리스도 안에 참여함’ 조명… 칼뱅 신학 오해 풀기,국민일보(Newspaper), 2021-06-18
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